Banister

Definitions

1. The handrail on the side of a staircase.
2. A surname originating as an occupation for a maker of baskets.
   countable, uncountable
3. One of the vertical supports of a handrail; a baluster.
4. An unincorporated community and district in Pittsylvania County, Virginia, United States.
   countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“wooden banister”

“polished banister”

“lean⟳ on the banister”

“She slid down the wooden banister like⟳ a child.”

“He grasped the banister as he climbed the stairs.”

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